星鏈Starlink和特斯拉之間可能存在聯係。
據知情人士透露,特斯拉公司上海工廠的擴建工作已被推遲,原因是數據擔憂可能會阻礙這家美國電動汽車製造商在中國保持增長的雄心。
因無權公開發言而要求匿名的知情人士表示,原定於年中開始的所謂第三階段擴建將使該工廠的產能翻一番,達到每年約 200 萬輛汽車。
其中一位知情人士表示,一些中央政府官員對一家與埃隆馬斯克的太空互聯網計劃 Starlink 有聯係的美國公司在亞洲最大經濟體擁有如此龐大的業務表示擔憂。 雖然特斯拉汽車沒有配備允許用戶繞過中國防火牆的 Starlink 設備,但北京越來越關注數據安全和社會穩定。
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An expansion of Tesla Inc.’s plant in Shanghai has been delayed, according to people familiar with the matter, over data concerns that risk putting a roadblock in the way of the US electric-car maker’s ambition to keep growing in China.
The so-called phase-three expansion originally slated to start mid-year would have seen the plant’s capacity double to around 2 million cars a year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
Some central government officials expressed concern about a US company with connections to Elon Musk’s internet-from-space initiative Starlink having such a large presence in Asia’s biggest economy, one of the people said. While Tesla cars aren’t equipped with Starlink equipment, which would allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall, Beijing has become increasingly concerned about data security and social stability. ...